Minister for Education Mr Ong Ye Kung

“Young people have diverse talents, passions and aspirations, and they can excel through a multi-path system of attaining degrees, skills or professional training outside universities.”

Mr Ong added that the “big difference”, between the new technical diploma and a polytechnic diploma is in the mode of learning. The new diploma will be apprenticeship-based and every course will be delivered in partnership with major employers.

But he also noted that it is still possible for them to get a degree with the newer universities such as the Singapore Institute of Technology and Singapore University of Social Sciences, where learning is more applied and relevant to work skills

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Second Minister for Education Ms Indranee Rajah

“Different children have different personalities, talents and abilities”. “Some are more academically inclined, others are much better with their hands, or are more creative and artistic.”